Been playing with a few brine recipes and experimented with this one this last weekend and it came out excellent. Brined 2 whole chickens for 7 hrs, then smoked with apple and hickory.
8 cups water
1/2 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup Old Bay garlic and herb seasoning
1/2 cup brown sugar
Put all ingredients in a pan and heated on stove long enough to dissolve. Remove and cool. I put ice in a zip lock bag and put in brine to cool faster. Placed chickens in a 2 gal zip lock freezer bag, poured in brine, removed all air and put in fridge for 7 hrs. Took out rinsed off with cold water and smoked with apple n hickory chips. Turned out killer. Will be doing Thanksgiving turkey in this brine next. Have a great day.
8 cups water
1/2 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup Old Bay garlic and herb seasoning
1/2 cup brown sugar
Put all ingredients in a pan and heated on stove long enough to dissolve. Remove and cool. I put ice in a zip lock bag and put in brine to cool faster. Placed chickens in a 2 gal zip lock freezer bag, poured in brine, removed all air and put in fridge for 7 hrs. Took out rinsed off with cold water and smoked with apple n hickory chips. Turned out killer. Will be doing Thanksgiving turkey in this brine next. Have a great day.
